Cop robs bank, uses police vehicle as getaway car

April 28, 2009 • 10:23 am

Diana Fasanella

A German police detective faces charges of armed robbery after he allegedly walked into a bank without a mask, held up tellers with his police-issued pistol and made his getaway in an unmarked patrol car. 

Bungling and bumbling

Juergen Richter got away with close to $12,000 before a closed circuit TV recording led police to the 55-year-old man who they say robbed the Baden-Wurttemberg bank, Ananova reported. 

A police spokesman Norbert Schaetzle said Richter was having severe financial problems and wanted to solve them quickly. 

“He may as well have just walked into the bank, told them his name and where police could find him afterwards,” Schaetzle said. The inept robber had dealt with failed criminal plans over the years and should have known better, he added.

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